Magic Eden users lose NFTs and $1.8 million in wETH to legacy approvals exploit

· Molly White · Sept. 27, 2026, 2:01 a.m.
Summary
Magic Eden users lost NFTs and approximately $1.8 million in wETH due to a legacy approvals exploit from the old payment processor Limit Break. This exploit affected listings on Magic Eden’s EVM marketplace, leading to numerous high-value NFTs being stolen. However, a whitehat hacker, 0xQuit, managed to recover over 23,000 NFTs valued at more than $5.7 million, promising to return them to their original owners after they secure their permissions.
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